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Student newSpaper of the univerSity of Southern California SinCe 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | vol. 180, no. 31 | wednesday october 9, 2013
InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports
The Lowland: Jhumpa lahiri pens
emotionally rich novel. PAGE 5
Banged up: lee is unlikely to play
against the wildcats. PAGE 12
ralf cheung | Daily Trojan
Veteran support · Dean of USC Price School of Public Policy Jack Knott speaks about the importance of improving the quality
of life of veterans returning from war. USC hosted a conference for public service leaders on Tuesday at Bovard Auditorium.
by selena ng
daily trojan
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy hosted a conference
Tuesday on the critical issues facing veterans returning
from war, including re-entering the workforce and the high
rates of homelessness.
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and
USC professor Gen. David Petraeus spoke at the beginning
of the conference.
Petraeus spoke about the veterans coming home from
serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and reminded the audience
of the tremendous service veterans provide to the nation.
“The post-9/11 veterans have come to be deservedly
recognized as the new greatest generation,” he said.
“America has never had a group of men and women who
have spent as long in combat, with over two million of them
having served in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
’SC hosts daylong
conference to
support veterans
The national conference featured in-depth
discussions on the challenges that veterans face.
| see suPPort, page 2 |
leaderShip
joseph chen | Daily Trojan
Mentally aware · USC Engemann Student Health Center works
to raise awareness of mental health issues for students on campus.
health
by jamie wilde
daily trojan
USC was awarded the JedCampus
Seal in recognition of its strong
mental health program on Oct. 3.
The USC Engemann Student
Health Center completed a
voluntary self-assessment
reviewing its mental health and
suicide prevention programming
on campus in order to receive
this recognition from The Jed
Foundation, which focuses on
promoting emotional health and
preventing suicide. The process also
allowed USC to receive confidential
feedback, which will benefit the
university’s programming and
resources.
The health center works to raise
awareness of mental health and
help students suffering from mental
issues in various ways. The center
has “gatekeepers” on campus who
are trained to identify and engage
students who would benefit from
psychiatric help. USC also runs
Say Something, a campaign that
teaches students how to handle
mental health problems.
Dr. Ilene Rosenstein, director of
Student Counseling Services at the
health center, said she attempts to
reach a variety of students with the
center’s programs.
“One of the things the Jed
Foundation really commented on is
that we’re a very big campus but we
really have shown that we have also a
big and complex system that works,
reaching people from all different
schools, all different programs, all
different backgrounds,” Rosenstein
said. Mental health issues are
prevalent among college students,
and three-quarters of mental health
disorders begin before age 24.
According to the Jed Foundation,
21.2 percent of college students
received a psychiatric diagnosis
or were treated for mental health
issues last year.
Some students said they were
already aware of the mental health
issues on campus.
“[College students] are going
through so much change and
so many different things in the
environment,” said Kelly Gubbens,
an undeclared sophomore. “I think
mental health issues are definitely
prevalent on campus.”
Officials aid that mental health
is not fully recognized as an issue
on college campuses.
“I think we have many students
who perceive that everyone else
is perfect and doing fine and
really many people are struggling.
thriving, too, but some people are
really feeling that they want to
function at a better level with a
higher quality of life,” Rosenstein
said.M
any students said they believe
it is important to raise mental
health awareness in order to deal
USC receives recognition
for mental health program
The Jed Foundation named
USC one of 30 schools with
strong mental health programs.
| see rEcoGnItIon, page 2 |
CampuS
by diana boyazran
daily trojan
In honor of Mental Health
Awareness Week, USC Free Minds
United presented an evening devoted
entirely to understanding students’
mental health challenges on Tuesday.
“Mental Health: A Dialogue”
included guest speakers from different
fields, such as the Engemann Student
Health Center Counseling office, the
USC Department of Public Safety, the
Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
and the Keck Hospital of USC.
The co-presidents of the
organization, students Danny Lee
and Patra Childress, spoke about the
purpose of the event and how they
selected the panelists for the event.
“[The event hopes to address]
mental health in university life and
the general culture at USC and how it
promotes mental wellness,” Lee said.
Free Minds was established as a
student organization in the spring
of 2012. The group works to raise
awareness about mental illness in the
USC community through film.
“We started out as a small group
but now we’re trying to become
non-profit and open up chapters in
different colleges,” Lee said.
According to Lee, the biggest
Free Minds
hosts mental
health panel
Representatives from DPS
and Residential Education
spoke about their duties.
| see MInDs, page 3 |

Student newSpaper of the univerSity of Southern California SinCe 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | vol. 180, no. 31 | wednesday october 9, 2013
InDEX 4 · Opinion 5 · Lifestyle 8 · Classifieds 9 · Crossword 12 · Sports
The Lowland: Jhumpa lahiri pens
emotionally rich novel. PAGE 5
Banged up: lee is unlikely to play
against the wildcats. PAGE 12
ralf cheung | Daily Trojan
Veteran support · Dean of USC Price School of Public Policy Jack Knott speaks about the importance of improving the quality
of life of veterans returning from war. USC hosted a conference for public service leaders on Tuesday at Bovard Auditorium.
by selena ng
daily trojan
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy hosted a conference
Tuesday on the critical issues facing veterans returning
from war, including re-entering the workforce and the high
rates of homelessness.
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and
USC professor Gen. David Petraeus spoke at the beginning
of the conference.
Petraeus spoke about the veterans coming home from
serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and reminded the audience
of the tremendous service veterans provide to the nation.
“The post-9/11 veterans have come to be deservedly
recognized as the new greatest generation,” he said.
“America has never had a group of men and women who
have spent as long in combat, with over two million of them
having served in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
’SC hosts daylong
conference to
support veterans
The national conference featured in-depth
discussions on the challenges that veterans face.
| see suPPort, page 2 |
leaderShip
joseph chen | Daily Trojan
Mentally aware · USC Engemann Student Health Center works
to raise awareness of mental health issues for students on campus.
health
by jamie wilde
daily trojan
USC was awarded the JedCampus
Seal in recognition of its strong
mental health program on Oct. 3.
The USC Engemann Student
Health Center completed a
voluntary self-assessment
reviewing its mental health and
suicide prevention programming
on campus in order to receive
this recognition from The Jed
Foundation, which focuses on
promoting emotional health and
preventing suicide. The process also
allowed USC to receive confidential
feedback, which will benefit the
university’s programming and
resources.
The health center works to raise
awareness of mental health and
help students suffering from mental
issues in various ways. The center
has “gatekeepers” on campus who
are trained to identify and engage
students who would benefit from
psychiatric help. USC also runs
Say Something, a campaign that
teaches students how to handle
mental health problems.
Dr. Ilene Rosenstein, director of
Student Counseling Services at the
health center, said she attempts to
reach a variety of students with the
center’s programs.
“One of the things the Jed
Foundation really commented on is
that we’re a very big campus but we
really have shown that we have also a
big and complex system that works,
reaching people from all different
schools, all different programs, all
different backgrounds,” Rosenstein
said. Mental health issues are
prevalent among college students,
and three-quarters of mental health
disorders begin before age 24.
According to the Jed Foundation,
21.2 percent of college students
received a psychiatric diagnosis
or were treated for mental health
issues last year.
Some students said they were
already aware of the mental health
issues on campus.
“[College students] are going
through so much change and
so many different things in the
environment,” said Kelly Gubbens,
an undeclared sophomore. “I think
mental health issues are definitely
prevalent on campus.”
Officials aid that mental health
is not fully recognized as an issue
on college campuses.
“I think we have many students
who perceive that everyone else
is perfect and doing fine and
really many people are struggling.
thriving, too, but some people are
really feeling that they want to
function at a better level with a
higher quality of life,” Rosenstein
said.M
any students said they believe
it is important to raise mental
health awareness in order to deal
USC receives recognition
for mental health program
The Jed Foundation named
USC one of 30 schools with
strong mental health programs.
| see rEcoGnItIon, page 2 |
CampuS
by diana boyazran
daily trojan
In honor of Mental Health
Awareness Week, USC Free Minds
United presented an evening devoted
entirely to understanding students’
mental health challenges on Tuesday.
“Mental Health: A Dialogue”
included guest speakers from different
fields, such as the Engemann Student
Health Center Counseling office, the
USC Department of Public Safety, the
Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
and the Keck Hospital of USC.
The co-presidents of the
organization, students Danny Lee
and Patra Childress, spoke about the
purpose of the event and how they
selected the panelists for the event.
“[The event hopes to address]
mental health in university life and
the general culture at USC and how it
promotes mental wellness,” Lee said.
Free Minds was established as a
student organization in the spring
of 2012. The group works to raise
awareness about mental illness in the
USC community through film.
“We started out as a small group
but now we’re trying to become
non-profit and open up chapters in
different colleges,” Lee said.
According to Lee, the biggest
Free Minds
hosts mental
health panel
Representatives from DPS
and Residential Education
spoke about their duties.
| see MInDs, page 3 |